Helimission
The Helimission is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Switzerland. The aim and purpose of the Helimission is to provide help to people in remote, inaccessible areas in the social, medical and spiritual fields. The Helimission is non-denominational and helps those in need regardless of their religious affiliation. It also makes its aircraft available to other aid organizations.
The helimission is permanently in use in Madagascar , Indonesia and Ethiopia . Other countries of operation are being clarified.
history
Ernst Tanner, born in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1927, attended art schools in Bern, Amsterdam, Philadelphia and Woodstock in the USA. In 1948 he emigrated to the USA. After his recruiting school in the US Air Force, he completed a theology degree and was ordained a pastor in 1955.
He later returned to Europe. In 1957 he married his wife Hedi. Together with her, he looked after several communities in Switzerland and Germany and they offered children's camps in Trogen. At the end of the 1960s, during a stay in Africa, under the influence of helicopter technology in the Vietnam War, he recognized the possibility of using this aircraft to help people in need.
In 1971 he acquired a helicopter license and founded the Helimission Foundation, which is now managed by his son Simon Tanner. In 1972 Ernst Tanner made his first missionary assignment. He flew in a small helicopter from Switzerland to Cameroon, flew over the Sahara and unintentionally set a world record: he was the first person to fly over the Sahara in a helicopter.
purpose
“The purpose of the foundation is to bring help to the body and soul of the suffering population in remote areas by purchasing, renting and chartering helicopters or light aircraft. Particular emphasis is placed on operations in the drought areas, which are increasingly affected by famine. Helimission transports food, medicine, medical and nursing staff, building materials for hospitals in the bush and occasionally also veterinarians with their equipment. Very often they fly government officials as part of development aid. In all of these outreaches, the foundation is determined by the objective of demonstrating God's love not only in word but also in deed to people and enabling the preaching and spreading of the Gospel in areas that are difficult to access, undeveloped and dangerous. Wherever there is, pastors and missionaries fly with them to ensure the dedicated work. "
Focus
The helimission has two main focuses:
Long-term assignments in remote areas
The Helimission currently operates 4 helicopter bases: on the Indonesian islands of Papua and Sulawesi as well as in Ethiopia and Madagascar .
From her bases she supports the local mission organizations in the bush by carrying out supply flights for them. In addition, the helicopters transport building materials, medicines and medical facilities and enable the supply and maintenance of bush hospitals.
They also fly medical personnel to remote areas to treat the locals.
Many flights are used to rescue emergency patients and accident victims.
SOS operations in disaster areas
In the event of unexpected events, such as natural disasters, famine, refugee misery, etc., Helimission, in cooperation with other aid organizations, provides rapid SOS aid to the population in the affected areas. The helicopters flew missions during drought disasters in Ethiopia and Sudan, during the civil war in Rwanda, during the Kosovo conflict, after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the severe earthquake in Haiti.
financing
The Helimission is financed by donations. Disaster operations and patient transport are usually free of charge for users. The foundation bears the maintenance costs of the helicopters. Pilots and mechanics do their work without any remuneration from the foundation.
fleet
In 1971 Ernst and Hedi Tanner bought their first helicopter, a Bell 47J . Currently (as of May 2016) the fleet comprises ten helicopters.
cooperation
Helimission works with organizations such as the ICRC , UNHCR , Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), Humedica , Swiss Disaster Relief , Oxfam , German Technical Relief (THW), CARE , Tearfund Switzerland , Save the Children together and others.
Helimission international
1986 in Singen Helimission Germany e. V. founded. Today it is based in Kressbronn on Lake Constance .
There are other branches of Helimission in Australia, Indonesia, Canada and the USA.
Web links
- Helimission website
- Report about a mission
- Report on Papua
- Report in AeroRevue magazine
- Photo gallery of the helicopters
Individual evidence
- ↑ 40 years of Helipioneers . In: Aargauer Zeitung. Zofinger Tagblatt . November 11, 2015 (report on the documentary “40 Years of Helipioneers”, which was released in 2013 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary in 2011.).
- ↑ a b Helimission in Aceh. (No longer available online.) Play SRF, archived from the original on December 4, 2016 ; Retrieved December 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Near heaven, also earth. In: livenet.de. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Helimission - Joshua Campaign International. In: joshuacampaign.org. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ a b From dishwasher to helicopter pioneer. In: livenet.ch. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Honor for Helimission founder Ernst Tanner. In: livenet.de. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ "Trogen, we have no problem!" In: livenet.ch. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Spirits of the Ancestors. Lecture evening with Ernst Tanner from the Helimission Foundation . In: Südkurier . November 3, 2009.
- ↑ Foundation Helimission Trogen - Money House. In: moneyhouse.ch. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ About us - Helimission. (No longer available online.) In: www.helimission.org. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016 ; accessed on December 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SOS operations - Helimission. (No longer available online.) In: www.helimission.org. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016 ; accessed on December 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Black Forest Bote, Oberndorf Germany: Aichhalden: Sometimes the last rescue comes with whirling rotors - Aichhalden - Black Forest Bote. In: schwarzwaelder-bote.de. www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de, accessed on December 3, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Helimission brings help from the air. 30th anniversary is celebrated in Switzerland - German headquarters in Tennenbronn . In: Südkurier . June 23, 2001.
- ↑ Laura Will: A flying helper . In: Frankfurter Neue Zeitung. Taunus newspaper . November 19, 2003, p. 20 .
- ↑ Financing. Retrieved on April 27, 2018 (German).
- ^ Aichhalden municipality | 30th anniversary of helimission Deutschland eV In: aichhalden.de. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
